Clayton: Crabtree won't sign for market price

Crabtree update: Michael Crabtree has decided he won't sign at the market price being offered by the *****, a source said. It's pretty clear the ***** aren't going to up their offer, which is roughly what the 10th pick in the draft should receive -- a five-year, $20 million deal that could max out at $26.5 million. This holdout is destined to go into the regular season, and neither side has a solution to end it.

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Re: Clayton: Crabtree won't sign for market price

Hey, as a Hawks fan (me) and Rams fans (you guys), this is wonderful! =) I was so mad Oakland let him slide and a division rival (S.F.) ended up drafting him...at this point, its irrelevant. I love it!

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Originally Posted by rams#1

so where will he get drafted at next year if he doesn't sign? he does realize that he will get nowhere near the money he would if he would just sign now.

That's exactly why I don't understand Crabtree's threat. If he sits out this year he's going to be lucky to get drafted top 10 next year. The whole ordeal has raised character issues, he'd have been out of the game for a year, and next year's draft class looks pretty strong. If he sat out and got drafted next year, I would be surprised to see him offered more than what he's been offered by the *****. And of course he'd miss out on an entire year's salary to begin with.

Just a bone-headed move, he needs to swallow his pride and go sign for 10th overall money. They called your bluff, game's over... now go play some football.

On a different note: let's say he signs in the next couple weeks, when do you think he'd be inserted into the lineup? How long before he'd start?

Re: Clayton: Crabtree won't sign for market price

Bo Jackson did this. He went from #1 overall to a 7th rounder. Does Crabtree think he'll do better than that? Now, ultimately, he might. Because he doesn't have baseball to fall back on. However, I'd be surprised if he went 1st round.

"Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep at first; but when the heights are reached, then there is ease, though grievously hard in the winning." --- Hesiod

Re: Clayton: Crabtree won't sign for market price

Originally Posted by Spicyterroraki

Hey, as a Hawks fan (me) and Rams fans (you guys), this is wonderful! =) I was so mad Oakland let him slide and a division rival (S.F.) ended up drafting him...at this point, its irrelevant. I love it!

Yeah I hear you on that. Kind of dodged a bullet...

The amount of money these guys get...It's sickening that he NEEDS more. Michael...you really NEED more than $20 million? That's not enough to live comfortably the rest of your life? Are you kidding me?